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Francis Pollet

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Francis Pollet
Born (1964-05-05) 5 May 1964 (age 60)
NationalityFrench
CitizenshipFrench
EducationFighter pilot
Alma materÉcole de l'air
Known forDirector-General of the École de l'air and of the Institut polytechnique des sciences avancées
PredecessorHervé Renaudeau
SuccessorValérie Cornetet
Children3

Francis Pollet (born 5 May 1964 at Roubaix), is a French professor and General officer.[1] From March 2017 to the 30th of June 2022, he is the director-general of the Institut polytechnique des sciences avancées (French private aerospace university).

Biography

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Graduate from the École de l'air (promotion 1985), Francis Pollet started his career as a fighter pilot and cargo pilot where he performed more than 100 missions.[2] Then, he became pilot for the French government and more specifically for the Prime Minister Lionel Jospin and the President Jacques Chirac on Dassault Falcon 900 and Airbus Corporate Jet.[3]

After that, he has done a 15-year career in human resources and operational activities. He has been aeronautical advisory for 4 Ministry of Defense (Hervé Morin, Alain Juppé, Gérard Longuet and Jean-Yves Le Drian).[4]

The 1 September 2003, he is nominated general director of the École de l'air where he managed the digital transformation[5] by creating the MOOC in air defense.[6] In March 2017, he becomes CEO of the Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées, a French grande école in aeronautical and space engineering.[citation needed] He leaves the College the 30th of June 2022. Valérie Cornetet takes the position of CEO of the College.

Francis Pollet is General officer.[7]

Bibliography

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  • Académie nationale de l'air et de l'espace and Lucien Robineau, Les français du ciel, dictionnaire historique, Le Cherche midi, June 2005, 782 p. (ISBN 2-7491-0415-7)
  • Le futur de l'avion : Les prochains défis de l’industrie aéronautique, Ivry-sur-Seine, FYP Éditions, 2020, 160 p. (ISBN 978-2-36405-203-1)

Distinctions

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References

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  1. ^ (in French)Le général Francis Pollet prend le commandement des EOAA
  2. ^ (in French)Le fabuleux destin de Francis Pollet, l’ancien pilote de Chirac devenu directeur d’école
  3. ^ (in French)IPSA 3.0 Archived 22 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ (in French)Biographie du général de division aérienne Francis Pollet[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ (in French)[Ecole de l'air : modernisation de son enseignement on YouTube]
  6. ^ (in French)Compréhension de l'arme aérienne
  7. ^ (in French)[Interview du général Francis Pollet on YouTube]